Social support is also lacking among lonely individuals. Consistent with the research on caregivers, loneliness has been associated with lower levels of NK cell lysis (reviewed in Kiecolt-Glaser, 1999), and higher levels of
EBV antibody— a measure used to index deficiencies in cell-mediated immunity (Kiecolt-Glaser et al.,1984). Together, the evidence indicates that chronic stress augments, and the stress buffering provided by supportive others diminishes, the immune decline
observed with aging.
Social support is also lacking among lonely individuals. Consistent with the research on caregivers, loneliness has been associated with lower levels of NK cell lysis (reviewed in Kiecolt-Glaser, 1999), and higher levels of EBV antibody— a measure used to index deficiencies in cell-mediated immunity (Kiecolt-Glaser et al.,1984). Together, the evidence indicates that chronic stress augments, and the stress buffering provided by supportive others diminishes, the immune declineobserved with aging.
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